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[ace_jenkins]

Well, I'm all packed up and ready to go to LA. I got the picture and I've done some looking and made some notes, but I'd rather wait until I've seen the actual pot befroe I say anything - these nacient artifacts can look so similar sometimes. I'm fairly sure I know what it is though

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[stefan_d]

I figured I'd better get a move on talkin' to Anya after Astra 'ported over to my apartment to tell me about a conversation she had with Taffy; she was so rattled that she nearly caught me butt-naked. I managed to wrap a bath towel around myself, at least. I gathered from our short conversation that whatever's wrong with Taffy isn't gettin' any better. So I need to ask her about that as well as that one other thing I've been thinkin' about.

I dunno if Anya'll remember me or not; we met at Thanksgiving when we were all at Astra and Willy's. I push through the door, glancin' around.

[ace_jenkins]

"I hope you're not thinking of being long - we're closing in a minute and I have to leave for LA so I can't stay open late," I call as the man walks in. "Oh! Oh - I know you, don't I?"

[stefan_d]

"Yeah, kinda," I say. "I'm Stefan Delacour-- we met at Astra and Willy's at Thanksgiving. I, um, was told to talk to you. My friend said you know some stuff about magic and spells." I smile, aiming for charm.

[ace_jenkins]

"Oh, yes - I remember. You were the moody one who sat in the corner," I tell him matter-of-factly, before looking at him when he starts asking about magic and spells as if I might not know and as if we're not currently standing in the middle of a magic shop right now. Honestly - some people. But then, he does have a nice smile, so maybe he's not all bad. "What was it that you wanted help with?"

[stefan_d]

"It's wrong for her to be like that," I say, my voice soft. "I don't want her to be offerin' to share her boyfriend with me. I want her to be her, even if that means she's pissed at me for a while." I manage to look up at her.

[ace_jenkins]

Well, that's a surprise, he actually wants it for the right reason. "Fine, I can probably help. I'd have to find out exactly what spell she did."

[stefan_d]

"Astra could prob'ly help with that," I say. "I never saw her like that before... she just blipped into my place freakin' out." I hesitate, tryin' to figure out how to phrase what I wanna ask next. "Uh, there's somethin' else I wanted to ask you. If it's somethin' you can do, I'd pay you whatever's a fair price for it."

[ace_jenkins]

"Of course, I'm a business, not a charity," I tell him, but not unkindly.